Today’s Love Black History Fact  On September 5, 1987, Bo Jackson married Linda Garrett. They met as students at Auburn University. Today, they celebrate 38 years of marriage.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On September 3, 1999, Cedric the Entertainer (Cedric Kyles) married Lorna Wells. They had two children in 2000 and 2003, respectively. Today, they celebrate 26 years of marriage.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On August 29, 2020, Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts got married in a small, private ceremony in the middle of the pandemic. Today marks their fifth wedding anniversary.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On August 25, 1962, Colin Powell married Alma Johnson after meeting on a blind date the year before. During their marriage, they had three children. They remained married for fifty-nine years.

Today’s Love Black History Fact  On August 22, 2014, Kamala Harris married Doug Emhoff at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse's Mural Room. Today is their eleventh wedding anniversary.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On August 18, 1980, Samuel L. Jackson married LaTanya Richardson. In their 45 years of marriage, they had one daughter and many professional successes.

Today’s Love Black History Fact  On August 15, 1957, a young Katie Beatrice Green married Air Force officer John Henry Hall. They met when she was a junior at Mississippi Vocational College. They had two children and remained married until 2012 when Katie passed away.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On August 11, 1939, Dr. Ernest Everett Just married a Swiss-born German woman named Hedwig Schnetzler. They met in 1931 in Berlin. They had one daughter and remained married until he died in 1941.

Today’s Love Black History Fact  On August 8, 1996, Houston Rockets center and member of the 1996 Olympics "Dream Team" Hakeem Olajuwon married Daila Asafi in a traditional, pre-arranged Islamic ceremony. Throughout their marriage, they had four children. Today, they celebrate 29 years of marriage.

Today’s Love Black History Fact  On August 7, 1995, James Todd Smith (LL Cool J) married Simone Johnson. They overcame Simone's cancer's diagnosis in 2004 and celebrated many personal and professional wins. They are the parents of four children. Today, they celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary.

Today’s Love Black History Fact Before marrying Nat King Cole, Maria Hawkins Ellington received backlash from her parents, more specifically her aunt that raised her. She said they were “unequally yoked” & boycotted the wedding. It’s assumed that was because Nat was dark-skinned and grew up poor.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On August 5, 1811, Pierre Toussaint married Juliette Noel, after buying her freedom. This historic philanthropic couple remained married until Juliette’s passing in 1851.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On August 4, 1994, rapper Christopher Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G., married singer Faith Evans. They had only known each other for about two months when they decided to tie the knot.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On August 3, 2001, Allen Iverson married his high school sweetheart Tawanna Turner. They attempted to have a private wedding in New Jersey, however, the media became aware of the details and leaked it.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On August 2, 1882, Dr. Booker T. Washington married Fannie Norton Smith at Zion Baptist Church in Malden, West Virginia. This marriage coincided with his beginnings at Tuskegee. They had one child, daughter Portia, but ended after 21 months when Fannie died.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On August 1, 1945, Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Jr., the pastor of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church and the first Black Congressman from New York, married entertainer Hazel Scott.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 31, 2016, dancer Misty Copeland married attorney Olu Evans in Laguna Beach, California. They had about 100 guests present. Since their marriage, they’ve become the parents to their son, Jackson. Today, they celebrate nine years of marriage.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 30, 2005, Sheryl Lee Ralph married Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes in Los Angeles. This wedding gave us one of the most legendary Black wedding parties of all time. Today, they celebrate 20 years of marriage.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 27, 1922, Marcus Garvey married Amy Jacques just a few months after his divorce from his first wife and her friend, Amy Ashwood. Amy Jacques maintained the work of the UNIA during his incarceration and preserved his legacy after he died.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 26, 1969, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. got married. You might remember them as playing Fancy's parents on The Jamie Foxx Show, but they are known for their time in 5th Dimension and their CBS TV show in the 1970s. Today is their 56th wedding anniversary.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 25 2021, Issa Rae married her longtime boyfriend Louis Diame in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, which is in the South of France. Today is their 4th anniversary.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 24, 1998, Grant Hill proposed to Tamia. Exactly a year later, they got married in Michigan. Today, they celebrate 27 years of marriage.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 23, 1969, Patti LaBelle married Armstead Edwards. Armstead proposed multiple times but she would say no. But realizing she might lose him if she didn’t say yes, she asked him. They got married five days later and remained married until 2003.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 22, 2007, boxer Laila Ali married former NFL player Curtis Conway. Today, they celebrate 18 years of marriage.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 21, 1930, Count Basie married Vivian Lee Winn. Vivian would be his first wife. They would remain married shy of five years.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 20, 1941, dancer Katherine Dunham married John T. Pratt in a commitment ceremony in Mexico. They would become legally married in 1949 when they would adopt their daughter Marie-Christine. They remained married until Katherine died in 1986.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 19, 1935, Robert C. Weaver (then future Secretary of Housing and Urban Developmen) married Ella Virginia Haith. Ella would become a speech pathologist. They adopted a son in 1942. They remained married until Ella’s death in 1991.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 18, 1992, Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston got married at Whitney’s 5-acre estate in New Jersey in front of 800 guests.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 17, 1943, Marian Anderson married architect Orpheus H. Fisher, at a chapel in a Connecticut cemetery. They remained married for 43 years.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 16, 1980, Donna Summer married musician Bruce Sudano. They met three years earlier. Donna and Bruce had two daughters and Bruce became a stepfather to Donna’s oldest. They remained married until 2012 when Donna died from lung cancer.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 15, 2005, Lennox Lewis married Violet Chang, a former Miss Jamaica runner-up, after meeting in the early 2000s. Today, they celebrate 20 years of marriage.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 14, 1968, civil rights advocate Marian Wright married Peter Edelman, a Jewish man that was an aide for U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Their marriage was the third interracial one in Virginia since Loving v. Virginia. Today is their 57th anniversary.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 13, 1940, Count Basie married dancer/singer Catherine Morgan. They had one daughter, who had cerebral palsy. They remained married for over 40 years.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 10, 2010, Carmelo Anthony married La La Vasquez at Cipriani on 42nd Street in New York City. Their wedding was documented on VH1 and attended by many celebrities, making it one of the notable weddings of that decade.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 9, 2016, Derek Jeter married Hannah Davis at a Napa Valley resort after a private courtship. Their wedding was small: less than 100 guests were there, including some of his former Yankees teammates.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 8, 1968, Reggie Jackson married his college sweetheart, Jennie Campos. Their marriage faced backlash as Jennie is a white-passing Mexican-American. They remained married until 1973.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 7, 1976, Walter Payton married his college sweetheart Connie Norwood. The wedding was planned by Walter quickly and attended by no family members. Their marriage produced two children and lasted until 1999, when he died of bile duct cancer.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 6, 2016, Ciara and Russell Wilson got married after a year of dating. Their wedding took place at a castle in England in front of 100 guests. Since then, they’ve become the parents of four children: Future (Russell’s stepson), Sienna, Win, and Amora.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 5, 1935, Jesse Owens married his high school sweetheart, Minnie Ruth Solomon. They had three daughters and remained married until Jesse passed away in 1980.

Today’s Love Black History Fact After 27 years of dating, on July 4, 2013, Tina Turner married Erwin Bach at their home in Switzerland in front of 200 guests. They remained married until she passed away in 2023.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 3, 1951, singer and musician Rosetta Tharpe staged her wedding, marrying Russell Morrison in front of a large crowd at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. She then performed a concert. This was one of the first and notable publicity stunt marriages.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On July 2, 1964, Mahalia Jackson married Sigmond Galloway, a single father, in a small impromptu-like ceremony in her Chicago living room after a short courtship. This was over 20 years after her divorce to her first husband.

Happy anniversary to the Vicks! On June 30, 2012, Michael Vick married Kijafa Frink at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami, Florida after 10 years of dating. Their wedding cost an estimated $300,000. Some of their guests were Andy Reid, Tony Dungy, LeSean McCoy, Plaxico Burress, and Roddy White.

Happy anniversary to DeMeco and Jamila Ryans! On June 29, 2013, DeMeco married Jamila White in Pearland, Texas. They met when he played for the Houston Texans. Now, four children and many years later, the head coach and his wife, a nurse, of the Texans is celebrating 12 years of marriage.

Today’s Moment in Love Black History On June 28, 1942, Vivian Dandridge (actress; singer; older sister to Dorothy) married James “Jack” Montgomery. This was her first marriage of five. However, they divorced six months later. Come back tomorrow for another moment in Love Black History.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On June 27, 1985, Ida B. Wells married attorney Ferdinand Barnett after she postponed their wedding THREE times because of work. She was requested to speak across the country on anti-lynching which kept conflicting with their wedding dates. Did you know this?

Today’s Love Black History Fact On this day in 1955, two renowned dancers got married: Geoffrey Holder and Carmen de Lavallade “tied the knot” in Connecticut, just months after meeting. This union lasted for nearly 60 years, only ending when Geoffrey passed away in 2014. #blackhistory

Happy 42nd anniversary to Denzel and Pauletta Washington! They met at a party then ran into each other at a play the same weekend. On their first date, Pauletta paid for the cab because she had more money than him. He proposed to her not once, not twice, but THREE times before she said yes.

Today’s Love Black History Fact On June 24, 1942, a teenaged Dinah Washington (then known as Ruth Jones) married a 23 year old named John Young. He swore he’d help her get into the industry but actually wanted a “traditional”, stay-at-home wife. Hence, their marriage only lasted about three months.

Happy anniversary to Viola Davis & Julius Tennon! On June 23, 2003, Viola and Julius got married in their condo after 4 years of dating. They later celebrated with about a 100 guests in Rhode Island. In 2011, they adopted a daughter named Genesis. Today, they are celebrating 22 years together.